Beverage dispensing apparatus



Nov. 23, 1954 P J. DANIELS 2,695,12l

BEVERAGE DSPENSNG APPARATUS F11ed Aug 29 1950 2 sheetssheet 1 Nov. 3, P. J. DANIELS BEVERAGE DSPENSING APPARATUS 2 SheetSShee 2 F11ed Aug. 29 1950 reuse of the c10Sure member z3 and tube 13 With a Standard container, the cl()sure may be er11anently Sealed to the container 2, ol a device Inay be incorprated iIlt0 the dispenser Which actS to SeVer the tube as it is Tenloved fron] the dispenser Tendering it lfit for further use In the case Of the ln()clified en1bodinent having the withdrawa1 tube extension the O erat0n iS exactly he Sane except that he containef need n0t be inverted prior t0 use and may be sOred upright in the dispenser.

Another n10dification is shown in Fig 6 0f the drawings The modmed dispenser 51 con1prises a base z upon Which the inverted container may be Stood and a pinchc0ck valve 5 through Which the relatively ShoTt Withdravva1 tube lz extends All other parts of the container lz and c10sure 23 are identical v/ith th0se f the preferled embodiment In this embodiment 51 the beverage merely 0vvS out of the container lz under the influence of gravity each tifne the valve 53 is pressed inwardly t0 allovv the tube l3z to assun]e itS norn1al Shape Vhen 1StaI1ing a container on this dispenser the end of the tube 3)ZZ is of Course not cut oi until the tube haS been insta1ed in the inchc0ck valve 53.

From the foregoing it Wil be apparent that a very Superior dispenser and C10Sure arrangenlent has been pro- Vded vvhich iS completely sanitary and tamperproof, is convenient t0 use and ft11fills the 0bjects of this in/enti01] `/arious changes OT modiiications in addition t0 those set forth herein Will present thelTselves to those familiar With the art and may be made without departing fr0m the Spirit of this invention vv11()se scope is c0fnmensurate vvith the following clail11s Vhat is claimed is:

1. In a uid dispensing device the combination of a contai 1er for uid a removable closure for Said container, Said C10Sure having a nipple Ineans dening an outlet passage therethrough, a Withdrawa1 tube free 0f any in ternal 0bstructions extending fr0In the botton1 0f Said container to Said nipple nlean in Supp0rted Telationship therewith, and a flexible dispensing tube means having resilient compressible Walls Tem0vably connected t0 Said Withdrawal tube and the Ilipple Ineans at one end in sealed relationship therewith and having a closure therein at the other end, Said dispensing tube IIleans being nornlally in 0pen C01TuT1unicati011 With the containe1- at the 0thef end hr0ughOut its length, and nleans for Tepeatedly and coninuously c0mpressing said dispensing tube means pt0- gressively along a portion 0f its length t0 discharge uid through Said Oher end vvhen the laStnTenti0ned cl0sure is relT1()ved.

2. 'The c0n^lbinaiOn Called ()I in clain1 1 in vvhich Said dispensing tube means iS Slipped over Said nipple neanS to shield the upper end of the nipple n^leans from eXtenal contarnination,

3' The combination called f0T il1 caim 1 including nleans for eStablShing a sealed Telationship between said li ...)e B 1eans and said Withdrawal tube 1Tleans' 4- The c0mbination called for in clailT1 1 in v/hich said Vi1draal tube n1eans iS Straight and free from turI18 for c!eaning and visual inspection The C0Inbination called for in claim 1 including a prOtect/e cover Ineans over said nipple means and Said /tl1draWa1 tube n1eans.

6- The con1bination called for in clain1 1 in Which the rStnIentioned closure has a depression Surrounding Said nipple rneans and a circular elenent bordering said depres S011 vvithin Vvhich Said dispensing tube means iS pOteC- ively St()1ed during Storage and Shipnent of the container- 7. The c0mbination called for in clainl 1 incudig a cup Teceiving station above the level of the botton1 0 the Container, and nleans for Supporting said other end of the eXble dispensing tube fneans in depending relati()n- Ship above said cup Teceiving Station- References ced in the 1le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 910,01S ()lson Ian 19 1909 I,108,673 Bechtold et al Aug' 2j 1914 499 364 Goodrick Iuly 1 1924 2 720 Kestenbaum Aug' 22, 1939 z,36l,863 Mmer Oct' 31 1944 Z 414,3 s Bogoslovvsky Ian. 14 1947 2,488 73 Wood ITov 22 1949 2,S34,8SS Corneil ])ec 19 190 Z 49 207 Kestenbaum Apr. 17, 1951 

